My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 115: Recommendation System

"I'll leave everything at home to my brother."

Before leaving, Lu Bu came to see Lu Yi off.

"Don't worry, Fengxian, I'm at home."

Lu Yi smiled and patted Lu Bu on the shoulder.

"You are born to be a general. Even if you cannot become a famous general like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, you can certainly become a great general like Li Guang who can protect the border cities and prevent the barbarians from crossing the Yinshan Mountains."

"Since you have joined the army, you must work hard and not bring shame to the reputation of our Lu family, nor to the prestige of the Han family!"

"In addition, I will arrange for the caravan to send you money and goods frequently. You should not be stingy with money and goods. You should make more friends with Huang Yi's generals and soldiers in private, show your kindness and establish your own prestige."

"No matter how loyal Huang Yi is, he is still an outsider. You are the only one I trust in this world!"

"I understand, big brother." Upon hearing this, Lu Yi nodded quickly, with reluctance in his eyes.

The two brothers grew up together, always sleeping on the same bed and eating together.

Unexpectedly, as their family business grew, the two of them gradually drifted apart and could no longer be together day and night.

"If you miss home, you can take a leave anytime to go home. I will take good care of Wei Xu's sister for you."

"Brother, I..." Lu Bu felt embarrassed when he heard that.

"Men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough. It's normal that both of you are willing. Just be honest..." Lu Yi laughed and scolded a few times.

"After the autumn harvest this year, when Lvwu is completed, I will go to Wei Xu's house to propose marriage for you. I will make sure your wedding is grand and beautiful!"

"Thank you, brother!" Lv Bu's eyes moistened when he heard the words, and he was deeply moved by Lv Yi.

Lu Yi didn't say anything else, but just patted Lu Bu's shoulder again, smiled, and turned to leave the Mayi Great Wall.

It was early June when I returned to Jiuheli again, and summer had already arrived.

However, because of the Little Ice Age, the temperature is not hot even in summer. Instead, it makes people feel warm and comfortable.

The crops planted in the fields are growing well.

The silt and manure allowed the grass to grow rapidly.

The servants were busy in the fields every day, irrigating and weeding the crops in a timely manner, trying their best to keep them growing healthily.

"Brother, at this rate, Jiuli River will definitely have a harvest season this fall!" Cheng Lian, who was following Lu Yi in the inspection, was very happy and said immediately.

"Haha, this is all thanks to your management and the hard work of the servants."

"This is God's way of rewarding hard work!"

Lu Yi also smiled.

With this bumper harvest, his food reserves will be able to reach a higher level.

However, this was not enough for him.

"However, even if it is a bumper year, we should not be careless. It is better to have more important supplies such as food."

"I want to send you to lead one hundred men from our department to Zhongshan Zhen's to pre-order this year's new grain, and also redeem one hundred young female slaves from Zhen's. When they come to Jiuheli, I will arrange marriages for the servants of the men who have performed well. This way, Jiuheli can achieve harmony between yin and yang and become more stable."

"Don't worry, big brother. This is a simple matter. I will pack up and lead the team out tomorrow morning!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Lian immediately took the order and retreated.

After inspecting the fields, Lu Yi went to the Luwu construction site.

In this regard, Luwu has already started building the walls, and the walls on the east and west sides are almost completed. At this rate of progress, all the walls will be completed before autumn.

After inspecting Jiuheli, Lu Yi saw that everything was going according to plan, so he focused on building his own power. Although he had only been the head of Jiuheli for more than a month, if he wanted to be promoted to the head of Jiuyuan Pavilion, he only needed to make a trip to Jiuyuan County.

However, even a pavilion chief was just a clerk, and there was a huge gap between him and an official.

This gap is called origin.

Although Emperor Guangwu was known as the Son of the Plane, in fact the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty was mainly supported by the support of local aristocratic families. Without their help, even if Liu Xiu was really a great magician, it would be impossible for him to unify the world so quickly in just a few years.

These interest groups are not like Lei Feng of the Eastern Han Dynasty who did good deeds without leaving a name. They did this purely as a deal.

The powerful families spared no effort to support Liu Xiu in his conquest of the world.

After Liu Xiu conquered the world, he naturally had to spare no effort to repay the powerful families.

As a result, everything from the selection of the queen to the local finances and grain were controlled by the big families.

The ones who truly control the world are these powerful families.

The emperor was just a mascot. Even if a dog was dressed in a dragon robe and sat on the throne, as long as it was obedient enough, the Eastern Han Empire could still run smoothly.

Therefore, since Emperor Guangwu, any move or sign by the emperor to seize power would inevitably lead to attacks from the world's aristocratic families.

Not to mention the distant past, the recent Party and Faction Persecution is the best proof.

It seems that these loyal ministers are dissatisfied with the phenomenon of eunuchs' disorderly politics, but the eunuchs themselves have no power, and their rights are part of the imperial power.

Therefore, it was actually a conflict between the powerful aristocratic groups and imperial power.

If the emperor wants to take power, he must take advantage of the powerful families.

In order to protect their own piece of cake, the wealthy families, as vested interests, must confront the imperial power.

It is true that Emperors Huan and Ling were not good people, but this group of powerful families were not much better either. They were far from being as dedicated to serving the public and the people of the world as they claimed.

In order to curb the powerful aristocratic groups that had become difficult to control, Liu Xiu set up the system of recommendation after founding the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The original intention was to bypass these powerful families and elect some talented and knowledgeable young men from poor families to govern the country.

However, unexpectedly, things went against one's wishes. More than a hundred years later, the original system has completely deviated from Liu Xiu's original intention.

Officials formed cliques and engaged in intertwined activities.

You recommend my nephew, and I recommend your son.

What about the powerless and powerless poor people?
What is your origin? Are you worthy to serve in the same palace with me?

The seeds of the future Wei and Jin dynasties, in which there would be no aristocratic families in the lower class and no common people in the upper class, had already been planted by the wealthy families more than a hundred years ago, before the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Logically speaking, a poor boy like Lu Yi, no matter how outstanding his character and talent are, is doomed to never succeed without a good background and a strong backer.

It is naturally a pipe dream to want to become a filial and honest official and then pursue a career in officialdom.

But the wonderful thing is that the current emperor is Liu Hong, a man who does not follow the ordinary path.

"This great Han Empire, do you nobles covet it? Can my emperor covet it?"

"Since you nobles are corrupt and don't pay taxes, I will just end it myself!"

Ever since Liu Hong openly sold official positions and titles, the political hereditary monopoly privileges of the wealthy families were suddenly cut off.

Liu Hong clearly marked the price: as long as one has money and is honest, even a dog can serve as an official in the palace!
Therefore, the importance of the recommendation system immediately decreased and it was no longer the main channel for becoming an official.

Therefore, Lu Yi, who is worth a lot of money, has the opportunities and space to operate.

Thinking of this, he immediately set out for Jiuyuan County again with a large sum of money.

(End of this chapter)